Institutions, Not Personalities
what kind of knowledge are we actually cultivating?
Institutions, Not Personalities
what kind of knowledge are we actually cultivating?
Adab, the Sacred, and the Crisis of Knowledge
what kind of knowledge are we actually cultivating?
Seyyed Hossein Nasr and the Civilisational Ethic of Theory R
The insertion of Article 121(1A) into the Federal Constitution in 1988 was intended to resolve a jurisdictional conflict. Instead, it produced one of Malaysia’s most persistent constitutional dilemmas.
Article 121(1A): How Political Compromise Became Constitutional Confusion
The insertion of Article 121(1A) into the Federal Constitution in 1988 was intended to resolve a jurisdictional conflict. Instead, it produced one of Malaysia’s most persistent constitutional dilemmas.
Malaysia Madani Through the Lens of Theory R
Malaysia stands at a moral crossroads. After decades of institutional drift, political fatigue, and public cynicism, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Malaysia Madani framework represents an attempt at civilisational renewal, not mere policy reform. But noble frameworks fail when they remain slogans. For Madani to succeed, it must become a moral operating system for governance. This is where Theory R — […]
MA63 and the Meaning of Truth in Governance
When the Prime Minister recently stated that the Federal Government had not appealed the Sabah High Court’s MA63-related case on the 40% Special Grant, only for it to be revealed that the Attorney-General’s Chambers had indeed filed an appeal (later withdrawn), the public reaction was immediate: Did the PM lie? That question now lingers in […]
The FAM Affair: Power, Press, and the Practice of Doing Right
Two weeks ago, a young sports reporter, T. Avineshwaran of The Star, published what many saw as a brave and necessary inquiry into the governance of Malaysian football. His story raised uncomfortable but legitimate questions about how the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL) are managed — and how […]
COMMENT | Why are tainted Tuns glorified?
Imagine if “Tun” died, say at the ripe old age of 108. Political leaders of all sides gush with praise about what a great guy he was. Suddenly, all his past misdeeds are forgotten. This is what’s happening with another recently deceased Tun from Sarawak. It is said that we should not “speak ill of […]
Follow PMs \’lead-do-ship\’
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. The New Straits Times lead photograph and headline story on Friday, (March 4, 2005) may be worth a million words. It captured the prime minister reviewing the rape of Bukit Cahaya (i.e. a hill of light!) greens without even a \”a single tree standing nor a […]
